# Blackgate Ventures

> Blackgate Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Mobile and Analytics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/blackgate-ventures
- Website: http://www.blackgateventures.com

Blackgate Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Mobile and Analytics. Established in 2012, Blackgate Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in leading-edge, early-stage technology and mobile companies. The core team at Blackgate came together through a mutual love of entrepreneurship. Through their many endeavors, the principals have developed a seasoned approach to helping startups and in identifyingcompanies with the potential to revolutionize and disrupt their respective industries. And though they come from many disciplines, it is the culmination of having spent countless hours in the trenches that they are able to say with confidence that they understand what it takes to succeed.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |
| Data Integration | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chieh Huang | Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| Christopher Cheung | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 1 | — |
| Jared Yaman | Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| William Fong | Managing Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Human Demand | Founded February 2012, Human Demand is the leading independent mobile Demand Side Platform (DSP) & Data Management Platform (DMP) company providing mobile audience solutions to advertisers.As a Demand Side Platform (DSP), Human Demand offers agencies and trading desks the industry’s most robust real-time bidding (RTB) self serve platformfor mobile ads. The Company leverages its proprietary technology platform to bid on and serve advertisements across all Mobile Ad Exchanges.As a Data Management Platform (DMP), the Company enriches the typical undifferentiated mobile display and video inventory in real time and makes it intensely more valuable. The Company delivers targeted mobile audiences at scale through its proprietary "AppAudience" data, superior location insights, campaign optimization, and visual analytics. Human Demand has a team of 18 and is headquartered in New York City. | $900K | Series A | Mar 20, 2013 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Blackgate Ventures invest in?

Blackgate Ventures invests primarily in Mobile, Analytics and Marketing startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Blackgate Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Blackgate Ventures?

The team at Blackgate Ventures includes Chieh Huang (Managing Partner), Christopher Cheung (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and Jared Yaman (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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